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Are You Being Ask To Walk On Water?

As we go through our lives as believers we try and be strong but we all face those times in which we question we doubt just like in Peter in Matthew 14: 22-32.

22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.

23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.

25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.

26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”

27 But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here! ”

28 Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”

29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.

31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”

32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.

It is not really a question of whether you will be asked to walk on your personal water or not. The question is will you have the faith to do so when called?

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Bringing Her Home

A few weeks ago I made the decision to bring my wife home fulfilling her desire to die at home. ( which is very common). She keeps fighting and eats what she can but it is slowly fading. The most common phrase is ” if we make it to?”. The thing is that it’s true for all of us in one form or another. We all have a tendency to look ahead instead of looking at what is right in front of us.

For me, I keep telling her it’s going to be ok and she is positive in her thought process.

It was the right decision and I don’t regret it for one second but that doesn’t make it any easier.

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Church Friends Vs. Real-Life Friends

For believers of faith they have 2 basic kinds of friends in their lives. Church friends are those you see at your house house of worship and maybe do some sort of ministry together.

Real friends are those who are in your daily battles of life on any given day regardless!

Both of these can play a vital role in your life but they are different and to think otherwise you are only fooling yourself.

Last night while my wife and I were in the emergency room again we were talking about several topics as it has been such a long stretch of issues with her health. I said to her “It sure would be nice to have a shoulder to cry on over all of this” She understood what I meant and has been seeing the toll all of her health issues have been taking on me.

You see real-life friends are there with their shoulder for you to cry on.

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Another Sleepless Night

Well, here I am again. I haven’t had much sleep, which is the norm these days. The major reason, of course, is my wife’s failing health. It is not so much thinking about it on a conscious level but a subconscious one. Someone said in an e-mail yesterday that I am carrying a heavy load and they are right.

However, when I look closer at what I am feeling, it comes down to one fundamental fact. Like many millions of other Americans, we don’t have a day-to-day physical support system. People who are there regardless of what is going on in their lives. Sure I can bring in home health and the like but that still does not change that fact in our lives. When I hear people complain about this person or another in their lives I just want to scream “You don’t understand how fortunate you are to have those people being there for you”

So it’s thanksgiving and we do have so much to be thankful for and we are blessed in so many ways.

For those of you who have a day to day support system in your life cherish every single second because when you don’t there is such a void that cannot be put into words.